On July 6th, Germany was eliminated from the European Championship quarter-finals after losing 1-2 to Spain in extra time. Since reaching the semi-finals in the 2016 European Championship, Germany has failed to reach the semi-finals in the four consecutive major tournaments that followed. This marks the longest period in which Germany has not reached the semi-finals of either the World Cup or European Championship.
In the 2014 World Cup, Germany lifted the World Cup for the fourth time, followed by reaching the semi-finals in the European Championship two years later. When people thought Germany was about to reap its rewards, German football fell into a slump.
At the 2018 World Cup in Russia, Germany only managed 1 win and 2 losses in the group stage, scoring 3 points and failing to qualify. Then in the 2021 European Championship, Germany managed to qualify from the group stage but were eliminated in the round of 16 after a 0-2 loss to England. At the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Germany finished the group stage with 1 win, 1 draw, and 1 loss, resulting in a total of 4 points and a second consecutive group stage elimination. In this European Championship, Germany, as the host nation, was eliminated from the quarter-finals after losing to Spain.
For Germany, a team known for its stability, missing the semi-finals for four consecutive tournaments is unprecedented.
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